Kierson Farm ride-a-thon to benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital

READINGTON TWP. — Kierson Farm Kavaliers Youth Club is hosting a Ride-A-Thon trail ride on March 29 to benefit the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Start time for the Ride-A-Thon is 10 a.m., with registration opening at 9 a.m. Horses and riders are to meet at Kierson Farm, 107 West Woodschurch Road. Horses will leave from Kierson and follow a predesignated route through the neighboring Round Mountain Reserve Trail System.

Participants can choose to pay a set participation fee or choose to raise funds; all money collected will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Kierson Kavaliers are hoping to raise at least $5,000.

Non-riders are invited to visit and meet the horses and ponies at Kierson Farm.

Registration closes on March 15. The first 200 registrants receive a commemorative tote bag.

For more information as well as registration forms contact Nikki Harrison at kiersonfarm@me.com.

Visitors are always welcome at Kierson. An open house is scheduled for Feb. 22; call 908-528-3307 for details.